President Nixon and his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, discuss the logistical and public relations challenges surrounding the scheduling of television appearances for Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The President expresses frustration with the inadequate planning currently being handled by staff and directs Woods to coordinate with Bob Haldeman to ensure the proposed Christmas-themed program moves forward effectively. They agree that positive media exposure featuring Julie is essential for the administration's public image and conclude that stronger oversight is required to regain control over the scheduling process.
On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 am to 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 635-007
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White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: 1:43 am - 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods.
Christmas show
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/24/2019. 4m
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[Personal Returnable]
[635-007-w001]
[Duration: 21s]
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[Personal Returnable]
[635-007-w001]
[Duration: 4m 52s]
Christmas show
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-The President’s opinion
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s schedule
-Competence of staff
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White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
-Uncommunicative with Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Rose Mary Woods and Marjorie P. Acker's telephone calls
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon Cox
-Administration credit for Christmas
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s talk with Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Rose Mary Woods’s talk with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Television appearance
-Rose Mary Woods’s view
-Organization of show
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[635-007-w003]
[Duration: 1m 11s]
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[The President talked with Haldeman at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:51 am]
[Conversation No. 655-7A]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s Christmas special
-Talk with Rose Mary Woods
-Editorial control
[End of telephone conversation]
-Constance M. (Cornell) (“Connie”) Stuart
-David N. Parker
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White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:43 am.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Kissinger's schedule
-Location
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:51 am.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 07/18/2019.
Segment will remain closed.]
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[635-007-w002]
[Duration: 5m 21s]
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Woods left at 10:51 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.